RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Largest senior population, New York counties · 2020

New York counties home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 2020. Ranked by number of people, not the senior share. This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS 65 AND OVERVS 2000

01Queens County, NYNY2,358,182375,897+33%

02Kings County, NYNY2,653,963372,612+32%

03New York County, NYNY1,664,862283,183+52%

04Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,090270,742+62%

05Nassau County, NYNY1,398,939257,011+28%

06Bronx County, NYNY1,406,332193,370+44%

07Erie County, NYNY946,741177,449+17%

08Westchester County, NYNY1,015,743175,229+36%

09Monroe County, NYNY750,506140,515+47%

10Onondaga County, NYNY466,58486,175+36%

11Richmond County, NYNY501,29085,162+66%

12Orange County, NYNY417,66957,382+63%

13Albany County, NYNY321,22555,692+31%

14Dutchess County, NYNY300,70854,710+62%

15Rockland County, NYNY357,39752,961+56%

16Oneida County, NYNY226,39244,872+16%

17Saratoga County, NYNY241,34344,805+95%

18Niagara County, NYNY208,91242,656+26%

19Broome County, NYNY195,73639,307+20%

20Ulster County, NYNY183,33037,167+57%

21Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51028,460+38%

22Schenectady County, NYNY162,58128,219+16%

23Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12626,738+20%

24Ontario County, NYNY113,13024,214+83%

25Oswego County, NYNY118,56920,446+47%

26St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48819,756+36%

27Steuben County, NYNY91,85518,971+27%

28Wayne County, NYNY91,25017,902+57%

29Putnam County, NYNY99,02817,790+94%

30Jefferson County, NYNY111,54017,290+37%

31Chemung County, NYNY80,41516,618+17%

32Tompkins County, NYNY104,04716,041+73%

33Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39015,573+27%

34Cayuga County, NYNY74,36515,506+31%

35Warren County, NYNY65,02015,255+59%

36Columbia County, NYNY60,16815,228+47%

37Sullivan County, NYNY80,58614,677+39%

38Clinton County, NYNY78,13814,515+53%

39Herkimer County, NYNY59,21912,975+20%

40Madison County, NYNY67,12012,946+49%

41Otsego County, NYNY60,58912,750+37%

42Washington County, NYNY59,35312,442+46%

43Livingston County, NYNY61,43812,072+65%

44Genesee County, NYNY58,41611,631+34%

45Fulton County, NYNY52,21611,186+25%

46Delaware County, NYNY44,30511,092+24%

47Greene County, NYNY47,23810,687+42%

48Chenango County, NYNY45,71510,246+34%

49Montgomery County, NYNY50,0469,957+4%

50Tioga County, NYNY47,4539,856+45%

51Allegany County, NYNY46,8009,107+30%

52Franklin County, NYNY46,5008,963+37%

53Essex County, NYNY36,4388,900+43%

54Cortland County, NYNY45,8508,539+41%

55Wyoming County, NYNY39,7417,685+45%

56Orleans County, NYNY39,8257,531+38%

57Seneca County, NYNY32,8836,745+34%

58Schoharie County, NYNY30,1766,588+40%

59Yates County, NYNY24,5475,422+42%

60Lewis County, NYNY26,4795,261+42%

61Schuyler County, NYNY16,9244,064+44%

62Hamilton County, NYNY5,0061,725+60%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS